TA 1931 630 (P512839)

Administrative sealing excavated in Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

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Museum Collection(s)

National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq

Museum Number

IM —

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)

Artifact Type

Sealing

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Has seal impression(s)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Šū-ilīia.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Seal Number	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 005733 (composite) (P458443)	S005733	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)	Šū-ilīia.00.00.00

Record

CDLI number	P512839
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P512839

Physical information

Artifact type	Sealing
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Ešnunna (mod. Tell Asmar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number	TA 1931 0630
Findspot	L32:2 Palace of the Rulers
Stratigraphic Level	surface, below
Elevation	check

Collections

Collection(s)	National Museum of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq
Museum Number	IM —
Accession Number

References

primary: RIME 3/2, .03.01.001, ex. 01

[Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.
history: OIP 72, p. 59

[Frankfort1955OIP72] Frankfort, Henri, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1955. Stratified Cylinder Seals from the Diyala Region. Oriental Institute Press 72. University of Chicago Press.
history: OIP 43, 143 TA 1931 630

[Jacobsen1940OIP43] Frankfort, Henri, Seton Lloyd, and Thorkild Jacobsen. 1940. The Gimilsin Temple and the Palace of the Rulers at Tell Asmar. Oriental Institute Publications. University of Chicago.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-11-02 at 19:23:39	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-11-02 at 19:02:56	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-21 at 15:34:35	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-10-12 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Firth, Richard	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TA 1931 630 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512839.

TA 1931 630 artifact entry (No. P512839). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512839 (Original work published 2018)

TA 1931 630 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512839 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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DA  - 2024/9/22/
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TI  - TA 1931 630 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“TA 1931 630 Artifact Entry.” (2018) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P512839.

TA 1931 630 artifact entry (No. P512839). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P512839 (Original work published 2018)

TA 1931 630 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P512839 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {TA 1931 630 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P512839},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P512839},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P512839
LB  - CDLI:P512839
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - TA 1931 630 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P512839
ER  -